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1/5 Rampage Electric Conversion

My friend Mr. 505 Marcus White is working on this 1/5 Rampage Conversion.....I picked up the Truck back in May down at Diggers Dungeon in a trade. Marcus found a thread on another forum of a guy doing a homemade conversion and he wanted to do the same, buuuuuuut Kershaw Designs beat him to it so he purchased it from them. So far he got the truck stripped, cleaned and chassis painted. He picked up a Traxxas 1/5 XL2 ESC and motor for it. Here is his progress so far

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Those pictures are freaking huge!:lol:

These are cool trucks, freaking heavy but cool. I've always wanted one and it would be cool to do a conversion. Let me guess, he saw the other conversions on RC-Monster. There are a couple good ones on there. That is one of the better designs I've seen from Kershaw. I still cringe when I see all those locknuts holding the waterjet cut aluminum together though. Can't wait to see more, keep us updated.

Those batteries wont last more than a few runs...i run ones that are 10c higher in my 5ive and they get super hot and swell...With the rampage as heavy as it is with those big tires those batteries arent up to it..Actually they dont even meet the min recomendation from castle..

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Originally Posted by chadj1980 (Post 12592545)

Yeah 20-30 c is not nearly enough. They have more than that when running 2wd buggy.

Thanks guys....I told him about the batteries.

Getting closer to being ready to run, He got the new body in along with a few more pieces

Looks good so far...I really hope hey doesnt use those batteries...there max burst doesnt even meet the minimum c-rating that combo needs..I know I already said that in a earlier post...

rear center dogbone is bent

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Originally Posted by johny723 (Post 12604511)

rear center dogbone is bent

Good eye, it is bent. Gotta bend it back or replace it.

I had a mt that bent them all the time...I think it was from so much chassis flex in the rear..It was a great truck though..

Thanks gus...he bent it back and we ran it today...truck ran and jumped good...tore up the body tho, illget pics and vids asap

quick teaser vid.... truck ran great, batteries were fine

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